A topic is similar to a block quote with a title, or a self-contained section with no subsections. A topic indicates a self-contained idea that is separate from the flow of the document. Topics may occur anywhere a section or transition may occur.

Topic Title

Subsequent indented lines comprise
the body of the topic, and are
interpreted as body elements.

When a command that should be typed on one line is too long to fit on the displayed width of a page, the backslash character \ is used to indicate that the subsequent printed line should be part of the command:

"See also" messages refer to topics that are related to the current topic, but have a narrative tone to them instead of merely a link without explanation. "See also" is rendered in a block as well, so that it stands out for the reader's attention.